Learn about the creative, management, and production processes that are the foundation of the entertainment industry.
First, you’ll discover how sight, sound, and motion can be combined to tell the stories that keep us entertained. Later, you’ll channel your studies into a narrower focus that reflects your interests, like screenwriting, producing, or new media entertainment.
Courses
Sample courses for television, radio, and film majors include:
Sight, Sound, and Motion
Communications Law for Television-Radio-Film
Screenwriting
Principles and Practices: Television-Radio-Film
Topics in Critical and Historic Perspectives
As a Newhouse graduate with a major in television, radio and film, you can explore such careers as:
Executive producer
Screenwriter
Director of programming
Multimedia marketing
Radio personality
Studio communications manager
Digital media manager
You can also pursue graduate training in television, radio and film, as well as many different areas related to the entertainment industry. Recent graduates of the program have attended some of the top graduate schools in the U.S.
September 2025
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Syracuse University,
SYRACUSE,
New York,
13244, United States
You must be enrolled in, or have graduated from, an accredited secondary school.
English Proficiency:
Preferred TOEFL: 102+
Preferred IELTS: 7.0+ (7.5 preferred)
Preferred Cambridge: 185+ (191 preferred)
Duolingo (2024 applicants): 135+
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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